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Hello friends,As I have mentioned before, I am a collector.  I have many objects that call my name, but none is as dear to me as my antique ribbon work.  If  I had a chance to gather up only one collection, you know, before the meteor hits or something,  it would be my ribbon work without a doubt.  Do you know what ribbon work is?  Well, if you don't mind indulging the...

The Wallpaper History Society based in England has a few announcements: It is with deepest sadness that we inform our members that Merryl Huxtable, a founding member of the Wallpaper History Society, died October 16th 2010.  Merryl was a Senior Paper Conservator at the V&A. She specialized in works of art on paper and parchment.  A much loved colleague and...

Here's an interesting wallpaper site:http://www.historische-papiertapeten.de/Herr Lutz J. Walter has been blockprinting for quite some time now and has completed reproduction papers for Friedrich Schiller's house (or should I say haus), and many more in Weimar. What makes Lutz's work especially interesting is that he not only does 18th century blocks, as one would expect, but also has ventured into...

What's sweeter than a puppy in a party hat?Not much.Today, we celebrated Waylon's 1st birthday! When I say celebrated, I basically mean that we slapped a party hat on our poor Golden Retriever (which he surprisingly had little aversion to), watched him flip out over a new steak chew toy (which he only played with/destroyed for 30 minutes before it had a hole in it and had to be taken away), and let...

Isn't it amazing what really gets you all fired up?  I have spent several hours over the last few days picking out and printing up fun graphics from The Graphics Fairy to turn into cards to organize my lace yardage.  Speaking of The Graphics Fairy, isn't it awesome how much more beautiful homes, studios, offices, and other spaces all over the world are because of Karen and her unbelievable...

So have I ever mentioned makeup is basically magic? No? Well it is.In my highlighting video, I showed you guys how to accent and shape features of your face and add a healthy glow by applying lighter shades to certain areas. Well, the technique of contouring allows you to sort of sculpt your face by adding a darker shade to areas of the face that you wish to recede. With contouring, you can add the...

Happy Valentine's Day!  Since this is a day of love, I thought I'd share one of my little romantic collections with you.  Back in the day, a lady had a collection of handkerchiefs and once they were all ironed and ready to go, she wouldn't want them to get rumpled.  She no doubt had on hand a handkerchief keep that she could keep in the drawer to store her pretty hankies in.  As...

Received a paper query from my conservator friend from Newport, RI, Alexandra Allardt (www.artcareresources.com).Friends of hers are now the proud owners of a c. 1897 Ralph Adams Cram house built in a Japanese style in Fall River, MA. Many photos and a write-up are at this site, but make sure you're sitting down, this one is waaaaay over the top! http://oldhousedreams.com/2011/03/31/1897-japanese-fall-river-ma/The...

Happy LOVE MONTH everyone! Well, it's "love month" for me at least. My husband and I celebrate our wedding anniversary in February along with Valentine's Day. Oh, and we can't leave out Waylon's first birthday on the 24th! (our Golden Retriever)I wanted to do a fun look that would be perfect for a date. I happened to wear this exact look when my husband and I went out for our anniversary last week....

This collection makes me SO look forward to Spring! Such fun packaging, fun colors, and best of all MY BELOVED TENDERTONES ARE BACK! Very exciting. Check out the photos/swatches of the products I have from the collection below and don't forget to check out my new video giving my first impressions and a mini review of the products I have.MAC Shop/Cook Collection Feb-9thTendertones, $15(left-right)...